tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230279554459051242024-03-21T12:40:40.660-05:00Living Downtown KCThis is a blog detailing one downtown KC resident's daily experiences.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-56926667161007757932014-03-11T21:21:00.001-05:002014-03-11T21:21:24.359-05:00Top 12 Big 12 tournament tips<div class="p1">
- Take the MAX. If you must drive, generally park west of Main or North of 11th. 11th & Oak garage and Kauffman PAC garages good choices</div>
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- Avoid dining in P&L Live block. Pull up Yelp and find something. Tons of good restaurants a quick walk. Some suggestions: Antons, Milwaukee Deli, Tannin, Pizza Bella, Peanut, Los Tules. All within .5 mile.</div>
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- Act like a local: Skystations (4 pieces of art on pedestals west of sprint), Baldwin jeans (those block KC hats), Jason Sudeikis or Eric Stonestreet or Eddie Griffin...pick one you went to HS with, mumble how you never come to P&L except big 12 weekend, Gates or Bryants (pick one and argue to the death)</div>
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- Scalping In MO is legal. Private property like inside P&L covered area and on Sprint Center property they may run you off.</div>
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- Tired of standing around between sessions? From Sprint, go south on grand, east on 16th, north on Central, east on 9th, south on Walnut. Quick walking tour of downtown and can see north crossroads, Kauffman PAC, P&L building, architecture, public art. 2 mile walk.</div>
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- Check out B-cycle and take a trip to river market or crossroads stops</div>
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- Johnnys has the cheapest good beer. Don’t stay in Johnnys. Go buy a beer, go outside.</div>
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- Best quickest food options: Zaina, Planet Sub, Jimmy Johns, food trucks, Pizza Bar, Cosentinos, </div>
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- You will have a blast if you never leave P&L, come way before the games start…you will also miss a lot of downtown. Go explore the neighborhoods: westside, crossroads, Union station, river market, WWI museum, crown center, quality hill/garment district.</div>
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- The guys/gals in yellow jackets are your friends. They can find you anything. Also look for host committee shirts.</div>
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- CVS at 10th & Main. If you need it, you’ll be glad you know where it is.</div>
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- Clothes shopping: Bob Jones shoes, Garment District and surrounding shops, Halls in Crown Center. It’s not 5th Avenue down here.</div>
KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-71853558989973912332012-03-06T08:36:00.001-06:002012-03-06T08:36:25.104-06:00Big 12 time<div><p>Time for another Big 12 tournament in KC. Weather might not be the best on Thursday but looks like a great tournament is about to unfold. Last dance for a&m and MU. Going to be weird not having MU fans around next year. </p>
<p>Hope to post a few time or a few pics as things get entertaining. </p>
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Coming...and pretty excited for all of them.<br />
- Snow and Company headed to the crossroads on Baltimore. Serving up frozen alcohol. Should be open in September. @snowandcompany on twitter. <br />
- Nica's cafe, formerly a hit in southern johnson county, is headed to the old Shiraz spot at 320 Southwest Blvd. Heard great things about this place. Opening in August: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicas-Cafe">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicas-Cafe</a><br />
- Balsano's - Gelate cafe that just opened in P&L after being kicked out of the Plaza.<br />
- Bar Louie. Nothing official but Bar Louie confirms they are looking at the P&L. Want to be open in August. http://www.barlouieamerica.com<br />
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Leaving:<br />
- Fishnet Security....a homegrown and up and coming security company. Leaving for the incentive laden pastures of the suburban sprint campus.<br />
- Raglan Road - Supposedly not paying their rent and Cordish is kicking them out. <br />
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Some great new places. Disappointing to see an employer like Fishnet leaving. <br />
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<br/><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_76Le17ZtjU4/TVxyzzrUksI/AAAAAAAAAGA/6do_RA6y0NM/IMAG0094.png' /></div>KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-80786498302977699432010-12-08T18:12:00.001-06:002010-12-08T18:15:07.126-06:00Evening hours at downtown businesses rantMy discovery of the <a href="http://www.mixxingitup.com">Mixx</a> deciding to cut their hours of their downtown location to only 11am to 2:30pm today got me thinking about a long time pet peeve of mine. Mixx opened it's doors a little over a year ago and has flexed their hours all around in that time.<br /><br />Why do restaurants apply a double standard to their downtown location? This seems especially true with a restaurant or retailer with multiple locations. It happens almost like clockwork in downtown KC. A business will give downtown almost token evening/late hours but almost instantly start closing at inconsistent times or all together taking away evening hours. Why? It's not like these businesses are packed at their other non-downtown location. A place like Subway is a great example of this. Have you ever driven by a subway anywhere after lunch? Are they EVER busy? Hardly....yet they stay open in every random strip mall you can find but they don't even give a second thought to closing up shop after lunch rush downtown.<br /><br />Now I'll admit I've never ran a retail or restaurant operation but if I'm trying to build business, I would try and cater to not just employees but tourists and residents that live downtown. Maybe I'm looking at this with just too big of pro-downtown glasses on but someone explain it to me. OK say you aren't busy at first in the evenings. How much does keeping the lights on and two hourly employees cost for 5 more hours? $50 a day? What is that, 4 diners?<br /><br />I can't believe this continued hour shifting by new downtown businesses is simply economic. So what is it? Perceived safety of employees? Assumption that there is no one to sell to after the workers eat lunch?<br /><br />A perfect example of actually trying evening hours and sticking with it comes from the former Cupinis. When they first opened, they stayed open until 8pm. No matter what. Rob stuck with it until they day he closed to be closer to his family. You know what, he got customers in the evening too....not right away, but after people realized he was there and open, people went there.<br /><br />As a downtown worker and resident, a small piece of advice to any current or future restaurant or retailer. If you truly want to build evening business, post your hours and stick to them. Give it at LEAST one year. Put that in your business plan. It will be slow at first for the traditional "lunch" places like Subway, Quiznos, Ingredient, Mixx, but as people realize you are open, you will build that following. Tell us you are open, you will get our business. If you don't want to commit to that, then don't even tease us with your token evening hours. We will respect your business more if you don't go jerking hours around on us.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-20937330757464903652010-03-09T21:24:00.003-06:002010-03-09T21:29:10.043-06:00Tuesday - Volunteering & Fans arrivingJust got back from fan information volunteering....some of the most fun I have with other fans. Great time telling them about KC, where to eat, etc. You can really see how much they appreciate the suggestions since many of them are from a smaller city than KC....and how great we now have options to give them.<br /><br />Free practice was today and the first game is tomorrow....fan fest was just getting setup as I walked to the hotel today...looks like it will be a lot of fun if the weather allows it.<br /><br />I'll do most of my midday updates with twitter which you can follow to the right. Probably once a night I'll update the blog with the day's events.<br /><br />Most fans I saw today were from Texas Tech (surprising) and Oklahoma State. Mostly 55+ which is expected when the tournament starts on a Tuesday.<br /><br />First game 11am between Tech and Colorado...expecting a Dallas type crowd....nobody.<br /><br />Only pic I took today:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/73231179.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1268192690&Signature=%2B7WC2GatlOLCvbHs4Fw%2F0Wp3%2BL0%3D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 481px; height: 642px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/73231179.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1268192690&Signature=%2B7WC2GatlOLCvbHs4Fw%2F0Wp3%2BL0%3D" alt="" border="0" /></a>KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-63394168499967061682010-03-09T08:00:00.000-06:002010-03-09T08:01:01.574-06:00Big 12 arriving<span style="font-family:Prelude, Verdana, san-serif;">Big 12 teams and fans begin arriving today for the tournament in KC. Should be a great time and I'll be blogging/tweeting live the whole time bringing comments, pics, videos, whatever. Great time for KC, wish the weather would play nice...but after this winter, at least it's not raining.<br><br>Later. Check back often for updates or better yet jump on twitter and follow @downtownkc as I will be updating that more frequently.<br><br></span><span id="signature"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;color: #999999;">-- Sent from my Palm Pre</div><br></span> KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-6707289217957427192009-06-20T12:07:00.002-05:002009-06-20T12:08:10.824-05:00Downtown KC Jones Pool Opening pics<img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTI*NTUxNzYxNzQ3OCZwdD*xMjQ1NTE3NjQxMzkwJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mb2Y9MA==.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /><div style="width: 480px; text-align: right;"><a style="left: 320px ! important; top: 24px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05974698556418594 visible" href="http://static.photobucket.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf?rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed286.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll119%2Fkcpowercat%2FJones%2520Pool%2Ffeed.rss"></a><embed src="http://static.photobucket.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf?rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed286.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll119%2Fkcpowercat%2FJones%2520Pool%2Ffeed.rss" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360"></embed> <a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?showShareLB=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_geturs.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a><a href="http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll119/kcpowercat/Jones%20Pool/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_viewall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></div>KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-41415628012609216202009-06-09T20:25:00.000-05:002009-06-09T20:26:48.521-05:00Dj set<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghb6Q_r2tawYOI24-KoiLQmonwiADW8FbB2Jy3x9ez6zKj_9n7-tti86i2uoRfwMaKlUCXnj9vBJkB-LRaLZtIYSIi6LmQzlYZthOnAP1gT3LJeuhLWca_VovV7q770-Y1dAB7k-a5f2Ye/s1600-h/CIMG0001-708522.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghb6Q_r2tawYOI24-KoiLQmonwiADW8FbB2Jy3x9ez6zKj_9n7-tti86i2uoRfwMaKlUCXnj9vBJkB-LRaLZtIYSIi6LmQzlYZthOnAP1gT3LJeuhLWca_VovV7q770-Y1dAB7k-a5f2Ye/s320/CIMG0001-708522.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345504307987513010" /></a></p>Here was the set before the imfamous DJ Jazzy Jeff incident.<br><br><span id="signature"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;color: #999999;">-- Sent from my Palm Pre</div><br></span> KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-25052013463354959392009-05-04T20:13:00.000-05:002009-05-04T20:17:56.908-05:00A full Monday night at the K<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcjFJo8PnyZr6mc82HmbbaI53hF27OrtSr-6WLKu8oILrnOolC9_NyRjaMDH8PZE_Nha-IHpbZCpJF4MMfjT0jXnBWiaxEgfztsTCYACVAB70e3EMz6V21f-aQExh2tsaqL56VXVNuWIm/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwMTguanBn%3F=-776910"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcjFJo8PnyZr6mc82HmbbaI53hF27OrtSr-6WLKu8oILrnOolC9_NyRjaMDH8PZE_Nha-IHpbZCpJF4MMfjT0jXnBWiaxEgfztsTCYACVAB70e3EMz6V21f-aQExh2tsaqL56VXVNuWIm/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwMTguanBn%3F=-776910" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332142958722160274" /></a></p>Amazing what $5 tickets and a competitive team will do for attendance. <p>---<br>Sent mobileKC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-79330160010195065732009-05-02T10:59:00.003-05:002009-05-02T11:41:53.427-05:00Urban Tour weekendWell today and tomorrow are the official urban tour days. See the <a href="http://www.downtownkc.org/">Downtown Council</a>'s site for information.<br /><br />Started my urban tour last night with a pretty typical Friday night but saw a bunch of new places...so in the spirit of the urban tour weekend, here is my Friday night...I highly recommend it.<br /><br />Get off work, get changed, and head down to First Friday. Still an awesome community event. Walked around, hit some galleries, really wanting to buy something but couldn't pull the trigger.<br /><br />So we need a place to eat so we wander around, everything packed, then I remember the <a href="http://www.kansascitycafe.net/">Kansas City Cafe</a>. Always wanted to try this place but never have. they are normally just open for lunch but were open last night. Decided we weren't too hungry so just got a couple rounds of tapas that were simply chef's choice...whatever he was feeling came out. pretty cool I thought. $5 for a plate of 3 tapas. first round was a goat cheese crustini, some portabella, and shrimp over potato...all three great. next round was a cold cucumber soup, roasted red pepper and munster cheese over toasted bread and can't remember the 3rd thing. Again all awesome. Place is also cool because it has all kinds of KC pictures and trivia. Definitely check this place out.<br /><br />Next we decided to head over to <a href="http://www.801steakandchop.com/main.html">801 steakhouse</a> and check out their bar selection. Had a drink but decided no food but their lamb sliders are excellent, I've had them before. This place just isn't busy....it figures with the economy and KC's rich history and selection of fine steakhouses already...it's going to take time for them to find their niche.<br /><br />Then over to <a href="http://bicekc.com/">Bice</a>'s deck for a drink...starting last night they are now open 7 days a week and have food up there. Simply the cheapest beer prices anywhere....Boulevard for $3 all day...are you kidding? It was bit cold last night so not many people up there....I hope this place stays a hidden gem...I love that deck.<br /><br />So time for our movie at the new AMC....we had a Cinema Suite. Simply amazing. I'm not sure I can watch a movie in a regular theater again. $20 but you get $10 in food/drink (including alcohol). Food is the same that is in the Marquee downstairs. Waitresses bring all your food and drinks. Awesome. Can't wait to go back. #2 biggest improvement given by the P&L district behind the grocery store.<br /><br />By that time we were beat so walked back home to get ready for the urban tour today.<br /><br />Amazing night and got to check out some unfamilar places and was pleasantly surprised by all of them.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-55665849434722688162009-04-26T21:19:00.002-05:002009-04-26T21:21:55.575-05:00Downtown is a twitterI've begun a downtownkc twitter at @downtownkc ( http://www.twitter.com/downtownkc ) so hit it up and follow along. I'll try and do kinda what this blog was meant to do, in a much more realtime fashion.<br /><br />Also, anybody else on twitter, flag your downtown Kansas city posts with a #downtownkc . Could be anything from a happy hour special, to a wreck, to a question, to A PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL THAT DOESN'T CHANGE WITHOUT DEPRESSING A BUTTON (sorry)....really anything downtown related.<br /><br />Hit me up and tweet away.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-51698841969720774602009-03-21T17:09:00.000-05:002009-03-21T17:12:08.730-05:00Best drink<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkdMc18fb_mkCaEvV2x164t03xEx0_XJBOf8UIR2PZQkA0E89B0Bes4shGsK6J5Ke5omo0nlqT-ZZTI3cdRC-UQ7vZUy6HFh1qfSGHHENyqEe0OSalEv7dhMelLM9hH4rlQnUhb3cBZus/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwODEuanBn%3F=-728732"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkdMc18fb_mkCaEvV2x164t03xEx0_XJBOf8UIR2PZQkA0E89B0Bes4shGsK6J5Ke5omo0nlqT-ZZTI3cdRC-UQ7vZUy6HFh1qfSGHHENyqEe0OSalEv7dhMelLM9hH4rlQnUhb3cBZus/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwODEuanBn%3F=-728732" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315767330810821138" /></a></p>This might be the best drink ever made<br>---<br>Sent mobileKC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-67658011599948492292009-03-21T17:02:00.001-05:002009-03-21T17:02:52.394-05:00TestTesting new featuresKC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-3043919835460589232009-02-05T19:29:00.000-06:002009-02-05T19:34:11.933-06:00Snowboarding at 70 degrees?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkLd7tijnzJ3m4k4F-jlb0ImBNF4Vkjqds96xD0SpGGF6LAwVhRdOMSB9b4FFDViCzRgbTG5WO7VTJOlAav2GGGrvS9DjvMV8pmyEYJ8wBpKAfeTPVokiF3_fU7dgHiG0m9js7fdTu_v/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FL01lZGlhIENhcmQvQmxhY2tCZXJyeS9waWN0dXJlcy9JTUcwMDA1MC5qcGc=%3F=-751936"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkLd7tijnzJ3m4k4F-jlb0ImBNF4Vkjqds96xD0SpGGF6LAwVhRdOMSB9b4FFDViCzRgbTG5WO7VTJOlAav2GGGrvS9DjvMV8pmyEYJ8wBpKAfeTPVokiF3_fU7dgHiG0m9js7fdTu_v/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FL01lZGlhIENhcmQvQmxhY2tCZXJyeS9waWN0dXJlcy9JTUcwMDA1MC5qcGc=%3F=-751936" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299491649031516562" /></a></p>Here is the snowboard ramp being set up inside the power and light district live block. I am think with saturday's temperatures, this is about the amount of snow that will be on this ramp saturday :)KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-25520412674573878372009-02-01T09:58:00.002-06:002009-02-01T10:01:17.318-06:00SaturdayWhat an awesome day it was yesterday. Went and ate downtown and then kicked back and watched KSU kill Texas on the big screen in the P&L living room.<br /><br />They are really going to have to figure this whole daytime drinking outside thing out down there. Security guards kept chasing people into the McFaddens "patio" not allowing people to sit on the couches with booze....I know why, it's because nobody is carding at the entrances to the courtyard so people are free to come and go as they please, which creates zero control points for booze...but figure something out. There was a huge pub crawl there that went there obviously to drink in the huge outside area only to be denied.<br /><br />if we are going to have this big open courtyard that you can drink in at night, you are going to continue to piss people off if you don't allow them to roam around freely in the daytime as well. Figure it out.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-16374699113754865672009-02-01T09:53:00.001-06:002009-02-01T09:57:17.291-06:00Famous Daves FAIL<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmPKqbjGSRsJ9gBHyyoyhD4Cj85SjkdCD__0FTjGi7tYd1WCYfUToKJkvBaNfTfYqOyFayobEjQAmi_gmmJq-1c6HHUZzYXmIDtQwWNPFj5b_Fmmzy55p3-xynqbSTlAXArcOhxJ58GSv/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwOTQuanBn%3F=-740740"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmPKqbjGSRsJ9gBHyyoyhD4Cj85SjkdCD__0FTjGi7tYd1WCYfUToKJkvBaNfTfYqOyFayobEjQAmi_gmmJq-1c6HHUZzYXmIDtQwWNPFj5b_Fmmzy55p3-xynqbSTlAXArcOhxJ58GSv/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwOTQuanBn%3F=-740740" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297858224638990162" border="0" /></a></p>KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-56416938298272909512009-01-30T10:37:00.002-06:002009-01-30T10:37:47.571-06:00Top 10 downtown KC pedestrian annoyancesTo get this blog restarted, here are my top 10 pet peeves when it comes to being a pedestrian downtown...no real order except #1. <br /><br /><br /><br />- Cars that come blazing out of a parking garage.<br /><br /><br /><br />- Just because I caught a break in traffic and jaywalked against the light, doesn't mean each one of you on the other side can make it without screwing up traffic<br /><br /><br /><br />- Cars turning left/right on red and never looking the opposite way to see people crossing<br /><br /><br /><br />- Downtown veterans (see homeless, loiters, etc) who decide they can wander across the street slowly whenever, whereever....you are why drivers hate pedestrians<br /><br /><br /><br />- LEARN ONE WAY STREETS YOU DRUNKS<br /><br /><br /><br />- Hey, you, lunch foursome...could one of you step aside from blocking the entire sidewalk so I can go the other way?<br /><br /><br /><br />- if you pull too far into the crosswalk, please don't throw it in reverse 10 seconds later, somebody is probably behind you.<br /><br /><br /><br />- out of control condo dogs. Hey, listen, I love you are downtown and have a dog. I don't live that your dog is trying to maul/hump/bite/smell/piss on my leg. <br /><br /><br /><br />- lack of newsstands. I know downtown isn't the most dense and pedestrian active place but can we get just a couple newsstands? Even the ones that just open during business hours, selling magazines, papers, and snacks? I mean come on.<br /><br /><br /><br />#1 - pedestrian signals that don't change automatically with the traffic signal.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bonus - bikes on the sidewalks. As much as I love being ran over by a bike, can't they just use the street?KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-88079382901887324272008-07-18T16:50:00.003-05:002008-07-18T16:53:36.077-05:00Alright, new directionWalking home from work today, I discovered the new direction of this blog....which was probably actually the original direction I was thinking of when I created it but more ideas now popped into my head.....<br /><br />Basically, I'll give the everyday oddities, interactions, general hilarity I discover downtown....whether it be conversations I overhear, things asked to me, items I see, or things that piss me off and need to be fixed. I've lived and worked and played downtown for over 5 years and there are a lot of great moments I remember.<br /><br />So there you go...stay tuned because I've already had a ton of interactions with people in cars lost that I will release as ideas get slow....not to make fun of these people, I'm glad they are finally coming downtown, but just for general lighthearted humor as to some of the things people ask....and I've been asked a ton of stuff, guess I look like the "downtown guy" that would know the answer.<br /><br />Anyways, off to happy hour which always provides some material.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-35928240408864711262008-06-04T00:17:00.001-05:002008-06-04T00:17:44.986-05:00Anybody there?Anybody still listening? Summer is here and blogging is rare with all that's going on downtown. If anybody is still out there, I'll try and continue.....KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-31131056514663240722008-03-16T16:40:00.001-05:002008-03-16T16:40:39.201-05:00Selection showLots of people (ku fans) waiting in the live block waiting to hear which #1 seed they will get. Surprised so many are hanging around, its far from warm.<p>Great final game btw.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-59080457399333160912008-03-16T13:46:00.001-05:002008-03-16T13:46:34.614-05:00Entry timeI have heard some complaints about entry time...I just got in the biggest line in the grand entry (on purpose) and from the time I got in the line, to my seat...13 minutes. I think that is an acceptable time considering the security.<p>I know people are hanging in the live block as long as possible and expecting to enter at the last second....but given todays security that is simply not realistic.<p>People have to complain about something I guess.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-34389806367961689032008-03-16T13:08:00.001-05:002008-03-16T13:08:56.229-05:00Championship sunday<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZNOWh68YoP_VntUodTmwfUUrVLFCFRvM0UCUwoGWYcjak7XwBdCy3oQilGIgfcpDJOGGhqx329lI0Rj3AUq8G4m7XQQn6Gnf8BpUmkvUjE6ylDwNfXizbwoRdPH8mmn0AguUF2J9eIc5/s1600-h/img074-736232.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZNOWh68YoP_VntUodTmwfUUrVLFCFRvM0UCUwoGWYcjak7XwBdCy3oQilGIgfcpDJOGGhqx329lI0Rj3AUq8G4m7XQQn6Gnf8BpUmkvUjE6ylDwNfXizbwoRdPH8mmn0AguUF2J9eIc5/s320/img074-736232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178403139822340658" /></a></p>Final day of the tournament and the area is still rocking...everybody makes cash when ku stays in it and their cult moves in.....ut is a +6 dog..that seems crazy, I took them straight up.<p>Weather is cool but dry...not dampening the spirits here.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-38349353260915062472008-03-15T17:16:00.001-05:002008-03-15T17:16:44.966-05:00saturdayThe combination of cold, plus ksu losing, plus hung over from last night plus ku fans paying insane amounts for tickets equals me not attending todays session....might go check out the atmosphere later but we all know what its like, its crazy awesome.<p>Reading stories in other citys newspapers confirms this...kc is the primo site for this event...okc is good, but not to this level....and that is with a half open p&l district.<p>The people, volunteers, arena, p&l district, makes this THE site for the bball tourney.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823027955445905124.post-61739133173888534162008-03-15T01:41:00.003-05:002008-03-15T01:41:22.459-05:00More live!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyTbmGJ9Yh7olqucMHi-5NJOE7mzhhlZQolmlf_Wq3613vv0uLvpHdRH4M8r37_pRma_fUqfywF3gTTWx_UjqNZhlVSmhFiNV_jAVz59hKTN6Cn8xvtoSgIzvMKEADF0OgIgYJk3rplaK/s1600-h/img065-782462.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyTbmGJ9Yh7olqucMHi-5NJOE7mzhhlZQolmlf_Wq3613vv0uLvpHdRH4M8r37_pRma_fUqfywF3gTTWx_UjqNZhlVSmhFiNV_jAVz59hKTN6Cn8xvtoSgIzvMKEADF0OgIgYJk3rplaK/s320/img065-782462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177854870067137058" /></a></p>More people out here than in the arena I think. Great atmosphere.KC Downtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01168943680966948069noreply@blogger.com0